1080

Our political editor Brent Edwards was at the news conference - he's with us now. Audio

Blackmailers are threatening to poison infant and other milk formula by the end of the month unless New Zealand stops dropping 1080 in the bush. Audio

The Department of Conservation's had a pat on the back for the results of its controversial 1080 aerial drop programme despite the poisoning of three native birds. Audio

The aerial use of 1080 poison to kill rats, mice, stoats and possums across large areas of conservation land is having positive results for native birds. Audio

Conservation advocates have welcomed a decision by Auckland Council to drop the poison 1080 in the Hunua Ranges, but warn that the council needs to bring the public along with it. Audio

The Auckland Council has voted overwhelmingly to approve a contentious plan to drop 1080 in the Hunua Ranges. Audio

Critics of a proposal to drop 1080 poison in the Hunua Ranges say it won't be a good look for Auckland or New Zealand. Audio

Fish and Game is advising anglers not to eat fish caught in areas where the Department of Conservation has been dropping the poison, although DOC maintains the risk is incredibly low. Audio

Conservationist Gerry McSweeney talks about old growth forest and using 1080 for biodiversity restoration at a landscape scale Audio

Matthew Peddie looks at whether alternatives for the pest poison, 1080, are just around the corner Audio